REVISED EDITION
THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL
Springfield, Mass.
Publishers
Copyright 1913
Copyright 1919
The Home Correspondence School
All Rights Reserved
The Lasky Studio of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, Hollywood, California
Table of Contents
[Chapter I]—What Is a Photoplay? [1]
[Chapter II]—Who Can Write Photoplays? [5]
[Chapter III]—Photoplay Terms [17]
[Chapter IV]—The Photoplay Script: Its Component Parts [29]
[Chapter V]—A Sample Photoplay Form [34]
[Chapter VI]—The Mechanical Preparation of the Script [55]
[Chapter VII]—The Title [72]
[Chapter VIII]—The Synopsis of the Plot [87]
[Chapter IX]—The Cast of Characters [111]
[Chapter X]—The Scenario or Continuity [131]
[Chapter XI]—The Scene-Plot and Its Purpose [204]
[Chapter XII]—The Use and Abuse of Leaders, Letters and Other Inserts [218]
[Chapter XIII]—The Photoplay Stage and Its Physical Limitations [245]
[Chapter XIV]—How to Gather Ideas for Plots [255]
[Chapter XV]—What You Cannot Write [267]
[Chapter XVI]—What You Should Not Write [282]
[Chapter XVII]—What You Should Write [304]
[Chapter XVIII]—The Treatment of Comedy [324]
[Chapter XIX]—Getting the New Twist [347]
[Chapter XX]—Complete Five-Reel Photoplay Script—"Everybody's Girl" [363]
[Chapter XXI]—Marketing the Photoplay Script [408]
[Appendix A] [416]
[Appendix B] [417]
[General Index] [419]